Cheese & Pasta Mini Cups

My two girls are growing up too fast. One turns 8 next week, the other one is still our 3 year old “baby”. I feel I am still not ready to let go of the world of fairies & princess. It is a kind of cocoon, a shelter to be living in this bliss. All the notes to the tooth fairy have been carefully tucked away ( the “tooth fairy” sometimes forgets to take her tooth, but leaves the gift.. so it is not a fair deal…)..

“Pakuku”(Computer), the “kolar bears” (polar bears), “fever” (beaver), the “balance bean” (Balance Beam) of the gymnastic class, the rabbit’s need to go to the doctor when they are sick, the red hands, blue hair & purple faces, the ability for Dora’s backpack to fly without any wings, all stand uncorrected…on purpose. Every single moment is precious, every word, smile & tear treasured & kept safe in our heart – these precious magic will stay with us forever!

Coming to feeding these magical princess’ is quite a different story. No magic happens during the meals. The food does not disappear, lunch boxes does not get emptied, & almost nothing seems to fly other than my tortured imagination to what will make them eat. Macaroni & Cheese seemed to be enjoyed by most of the peers of my girls, but not by them. Of late tho’ something happened… could be one of those temporary phases, but there is a sudden liking for this gooey, cheesy thing. The recipe below got innovated when I had some left over mac & cheese.. & this definitely seemed to fly. It is pretty much add whatever you want kinda recipe, so feel free to use things that the child might enjoy…

Note: Additional things to use in this may be Minced Meat, Shredded Tofu, Beans.. .Let your little one decide..

This can be easily tweaked to make it an adult meal. . just add some garlic, roasted peppers, sundried tomatoes, more herbs, & I would definitely use some spiced cheese!

Preparation:

Lightly grease muffin pans/cup cake liners or silicon cups.

Combine all the ingredients above & spoon it into muffins pan or cup cake liners.

Bake at 375 Degree F for about 15-20 minutes or till the cheese melts & start to brown on the top.

Cool on a rack for about 10 minutes.

Carefully take out the mini cups – they would be set by now. Serve Warm.

The kids loved it. It is loaded with veggies, carb & protein in one cup. However it is best served Fresh Done. I would not recommend storing them in the refrigerator & reheating them – the vibrancy of the taste disappears

We switched off the lights, & whatever other electrical gadgets we could. The plan was to sit outside & gaze the stars, but the weather did not permit that. It was a new thing for the kids to be without Power, but it was because of their plea that we had to extend the Earth Hour in our home for another extra half hour. It was just magical, & perhaps one of the best one & a half family hour we spent. My hubby played the harmonica, my daughter tried to join him in with her keyboard. We talked of the silly times & the silly things that they did when they were really little… Now they want to have it once every week.. Not a bad idea at all!!

that looks soo yummy! And beautiful post Soma, loved reading about your fairies. I turned off the lights for that one hour too, could not step out cos of the weather, so lit a candle and did some random cleaning around the house )

Hahaha..soma,am joing your saga of fairies too…same story here..and yes,eating too..lovely..its all precious i too think soma…Once if we loose all those,its lost forever..let them enjoy
your cups look attractive and yummy..helathy too..esp..can attract kids..would love to try soon
the last pictures are awesome…what a splendid way of celebrating !!

Love to read about your princesses. I’ll add some chicken to the adult version of the dish.
Am sure you will love to relive the long loadshedding hours (if you have ever gone thru them) … but it is always a good feeling that you know you can use that switch whenever you want to.
Right now we are going thru gruelling long hours of no electricity.

I lovedddddddd this post Soma..It was so nice to hear you talk about the kids n now I am more than ever ,craning for babies..he he..:D..But I have in mind ,your other rants as well(abt pampering n all..:D) ..I knw..hard to make kiddies eat..I might go mad at that time ..wailing n yelling..:D..This is such a great option..they’ll sure gulp it up..:).. Actually I feel like taking a bunch n having..:P..Looks cute n yum..:)

That was so nice to hear about that Earth hour..We were as usual roaming like nomads..:D..The pics looks fab n it was a pleaure to read about it…got that feeling u knw..:)

The kids were unwell on that day and went to bed early… I would have done it early, but it wasn’t dark enough when they went to bed.I observed the hour on my own ( hubby being away). Now they want to do it…let’s see

Very nice looking cheese cups, which kid or big kid will not like these? We switched off all the lights, but had to sit in the living room as the weather was not good. But we cheated and dimmed one light there.
Beautiful pictures of the candles.

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My partner and I served up this recipe for our dinner a few days ago. The whole family adored it, I’ll be cooking it frequently from now on, it truly is good to uncover fresh ideas for tasty recipes also straightforward ways to cook them. Thanks for giving them.

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